{"id":50571,"date":"2015-05-25T11:04:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T08:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefreedomtheatre.org\/?p=50571"},"modified":"2015-05-25T11:04:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T08:04:30","slug":"the-siege-uncomfortable-heartbreaking-brilliant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreedomtheatre.org\/ar\/2015\/05\/the-siege-uncomfortable-heartbreaking-brilliant\/","title":{"rendered":"The Siege – uncomfortable, heartbreaking, brilliant!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Siege<\/a><\/em> has received exceptional reviews during the first part of its UK tour, which included a sold-out run at the Battersea Arts Centre in London.<\/span><\/p>\n

“One would struggle to find a more authentic piece of theatre, or indeed one that speaks to such a brutally urgent case of injustice\u201d stated The Public Reviews<\/a>, while The Guardian<\/a> wrote: “It develops into an unexpectedly compelling theatrical experience with a rough and ready energy, and, in the very act of its telling, speaks for the voiceless and forgotten.\u201d Read more praise for The Siege here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The UK tour is organised by The Freedom Theatre UK\u00a0Friends<\/a>, a network of over 300 people in Britain who are engaged in the theatre\u2019s activities.\u00a0The board of The Freedom Theatre UK Friends states: “We witness The Siege as a success, not only as a superb piece of modern stage craft but in engaging with the audience in a discussion that goes right to the heart\u00a0of our culture, recognising the humanity of our times and resisting the jingoist fears of mainstream media.\u00a0The Freedom Theatre was born out of a struggle for dignity and searching opportunities for free and open expressions of peace. The UK tour of The Siege gives us hope\u00a0that we can create further opportunities for a dialogue of peace and support, building international bonds of understanding. This has been done in the writing and staging of The Siege, in the Q&A sessions after each performance, and in the ongoing commitment to build links with institutions and individuals in the UK.”<\/p>\n

Still to come during the UK tour of The Siege<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n

THE HUB<\/a> (Leeds) 26th May
\nST MARY IN THE CASTLE<\/a> (Hastings) 28th May
\nTHE MERLIN<\/a> (Frome) 30th May
\nThe REP<\/a> (Birmingham) 4th\u20136th June
\nNOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE<\/a> (Nottingham) 10th\u201311th June
\nTHE CUT<\/a> (Halesworth) 13th June
\nTHE TRON<\/a> (Glasgow) 17th\u201320th June<\/p>\n

Follow the tour:
\nTwitter:\u00a0@Freedom_Theatre<\/a>,\u00a0#TheSiege<\/a>
\nwww.facebook.com\/thefreedomtheatre<\/a>
\nwww.thefreedomtheatre\/the-siege<\/a><\/p>\n

For interviews: media@thefreedomtheatre.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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